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How School Punishments Disproportionately Impact Black Students And Parents
1 month ago | By News One
School suspensions are intended to deter violence and punish students who demonstrate problematic behavior.
Yet, when I interviewed 30 Black high school students in southeast Michigan who had been suspended from school and 30 of their parents, I learned that many students were suspended because school officials misinterpreted their behaviors. Additionally, the suspensions led to students' grades dropping significantly and to some parents withdrawing their children from their school districts.
I published my findings in the Children and Youth Services Review and Urban Education journals as...
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